Auburn has a 1,000-yard rusher.

Just not for Auburn. At least not yet.

The Knights have had a player run for 1,000 yards in a season only four times in their 64 years of football.

Gavin Sanders has topped 1,000 yards twice. But both times were for Rockford Lutheran. Now, he has transferred to Auburn, which went winless last year after making the playoffs the year before. Can Gavin Sanders get Auburn back on track? More: Plane knocks out lights, forces 2 Rockford football teams to move home games Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

That was one of the biggest questions in the NIC-10 on the first official day of IHSA football practice Monday, Aug. 11.

“It’s a relief,” said Auburn coach Leroy McFadden, who is also Sanders’ long-time personal trainer. “We’re just

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